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Payback Season

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A hot-shot footballer has it all until he runs into his old estate crew and gets caught up in the gangland ways his friends still pursue.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/09/2012
1/5
Adam Deacon, winner of the Bafta Rising Star Award, explores the nightmarish condition of fame, starring as a Premiership footballer who finds himself used as a cashpoint by former homies, and having his privacy invaded by scandal-sniffing tabloids. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 03/08/2012
3/5
No amount of yoofsploitation grit could obscure the moral guidance in this story, making it a kids' film in spirit, if not certificate. Go to Full Review Ashley Clark Little White Lies 03/08/2012
2/5
Cynical fodder aimed squarely at perceived yoof demographic. Poor. Go to Full Review Mark Adams Daily Mirror (UK) 03/15/2012
2/5
A bit too heavyhanded as hoodies hit the football pitches. Go to Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) 03/11/2012
Nothing rings true, not even the tones on the characters' mobile phones. Go to Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon 03/09/2012
1/5
Poorly directed and often excruciating to watch, this is a painfully pedestrian British drama with a simplistic, finger-wagging script and an awkward central performance from BAFTA Rising Star Adam Deacon. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/10/2012 not a bad British film this one..good cast good story shame it's about football but don't let that put you off it tells a good story about never forget your past and the people in your past...worth a watch.. See more 12/07/2012 Standard soundtrack. Weak film. Oh dear, Sir Geoff. See more 11/22/2012 Adam Deacon charismatic as always, script could have been better. See more 09/04/2012 Seen it all before low life gangsta nonsense....innit...bruv. See more 07/28/2012 I wonder if Adam deacon has it written into his contract that he has to say "bad man" in every single film. Extended episode of dream team or footballers wives See more 06/22/2012 not a bad British film this one..good cast good story shame it's about football but don't let that put you off it tells a good story about never forget your past and the people in your past...worth a watch.. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Danny Donnelly

Director

Anna Popplewell

Izzy

Adam Deacon

Jerome

Alex Esmail

Leon

Bronson Webb

Brooksy

Leo Gregory

Andy

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Movie Info

Synopsis A hot-shot footballer has it all until he runs into his old estate crew and gets caught up in the gangland ways his friends still pursue.
Director
Danny Donnelly
Producer
John Adams
Screenwriter
Danny Donnelly, Jenny Fitzpatrick
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 31m